Writing A Book

K. Scott Allen, famous for his OdeToCode blog signed on to be the fourth co-author. His expertise and writing ability will help to compensate for our lack of such things.

A little while ago I wrote an email to the subtext-devs mailing list mentioning that I will be cutting back my day-to-day involvement in Subtext until around spring/summer of the new year.  I will still be involved, of course, but I cannot spend as much time writing code as I have been in the past.

However, my Subtext recruiting post was quite successful and many new developers have joined in to keep Subtext humming along. Not only that, developers who have long been involved with Subtext have also picked up the slack with major contributions.  For that, I am appreciative to see things moving forward toward the best release of Subtext yet sometime in the new year.

So what exactly is keeping me so busy? 

I will be writing a Cook Book style book on ASP.NET 2.0 with my co-authors Jon Galloway and Jeff "CodingHorror" Atwood.  The three of us have long talked about writing a book together, and this opportunity from SitePoint came along at the right time.  We just signed the contract recently and already I am panicking about the various deadlines. Wink

It’s good to get the panic and self-doubts over with early (everyone will hate the book...no worse, they'll be indifferent to the book and hate me, spitting on me at Mix 09 when I finally release the book years late for rotting their brains just reading a synposis) so I can get to the business of writing a fantastic book.

I’ve contributed a couple of sections to a book before (Windows Developer Power Tools), but that was nothing compared to co-authoring and writing a full third of a book.  I will be looking to my capable co-authors to make me look good.

So you may notice the frequency of blogging drop off for a bit, but I plan to pick it up a bit as I write the book, focusing on little pieces that relate to the book.  Wish us luck!

What others have said

Requesting Gravatar... Steve Harman Nov 19, 2006 4:26 PM
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Good luck buddy!
Requesting Gravatar... DaveFrank.com Nov 19, 2006 5:20 PM
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Requesting Gravatar... Jason Kemp Nov 19, 2006 8:26 PM
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That's awesome!

Good luck, man.
Requesting Gravatar... tod hilton Nov 19, 2006 9:41 PM
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Best of luck, I expect nothing but the best from the three of you. And I'm looking forward to all of the whimsical quips too...between you and Jeff there should be plenty to go around. :)
Requesting Gravatar... jayson knight Nov 19, 2006 9:52 PM
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Yeeehaaaaw! Congrats dude.
Requesting Gravatar... Keyvan Nayyeri Nov 19, 2006 10:07 PM
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Good news :-) I wish you be success on writing this book.

I co-authored my first book for Wrox (Professional Community Server) just one month ago. Writing is very very sweet :-P
Requesting Gravatar... Laurent Nov 19, 2006 11:49 PM
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Great !!! Now I am waiting for jeff's post that will tell about that good new :-)
Requesting Gravatar... Simone Nov 20, 2006 3:49 AM
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Good luck on your project!!
I want a signed copy when the book is released :-)
Requesting Gravatar... Simone Nov 20, 2006 4:09 AM
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Good luck on your project!!
I want a signed copy when the book is released :-)
Requesting Gravatar... Jim Holmes Nov 20, 2006 7:36 AM
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That's terrific news!

The articles you wrote for WinDevPowerTools were just fantastic. You did a great job of making things clear and keeping it interesting to read.

I'm sure the book will be a great one, and I look forward to reading it!
Requesting Gravatar... jiltedcitizen Nov 20, 2006 8:30 AM
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Hey you have to look on the bright side. Maybe someone will get use out of it, like leveling their Christmas tree, or raising their monitor. But that sounds like the book I need. I need to learn by examples.
Requesting Gravatar... Brandon Nov 20, 2006 9:38 AM
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Good Luck on your book. BTW jiltedcitizen don't forget a hard writing surface, fly swater, drink stand, and pillow.
Requesting Gravatar... Ryan Smith Nov 20, 2006 12:12 PM
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Excellent! I'm sure it will be a great book. I will definitely pick up a copy as soon as it is released.
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